If I did not simply live from one moment to another, it would be impossible for me to be patient, but I only look at the present, I forget the past, and I take good care not to forestall the future.
THERESE OF LISIEUXAbove the clouds the sky is always blue.
More Therese of Lisieux Quotes
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When one loves, one does not calculate.
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I realized that to become a saint one must suffer a great deal, always seek what is best, and forget oneself.
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You know well that Our Lord does not look so much at the greatness of our actions, nor even at their difficulty, as at the love with which we do them.
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Let us go forward in peace, our eyes upon heaven, the only one goal of our labors.
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My whole strength lies in prayer and sacrifice, these are my invincible arms; they can move hearts far better than words, I know it by experience.
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The guest of our soul knows our misery; He comes to find an empty tent within us – that is all He asks.
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Perfection consists in doing His will, in being that which He wants us to be.
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For one pain endured with joy, we shall love the good God more forever.
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Above the clouds the sky is always blue.
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Let us love, since our heart is made for nothing else.
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Silence does good to the soul.
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Holiness consists simply in doing God’s will, and being just what God wants us to be.
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Each small task of everyday life is part of the total harmony of the universe.
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Do not fear to tell Jesus that you love Him even without feeling it. That is the way to force Jesus to help you, to carry you like a little child too feeble to walk.
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(Her last words) Oh! I love Him! My God, I love You!
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